Schistosoma mansoni infection among prenatal attendees at a secondary-care hospital in central Sudan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-12

  Khalid, Abelrahman ^a   Abdelgadir, Mohamed A ^a   Ashmaig, Abellatif ^a   Ibrahim, Abelrahman M ^b   Ahmed, Abdel Aziz M ^c   Adam, Ishag ^c  

^a NATIONAL RIBAT UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

^b Araba Waeshreen Hospital   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Schistosomiasis; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIASIS; MATERNAL AGE; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SUDAN;

EID: 83055176482     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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